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Just make the things run on some "renewable" fuel like ethanol or RME and that whole carbon thing can be relegated to the sideline. If/when it comes that far it
by the_third_wave 5y ago
Just make the things run on some "renewable" fuel like ethanol or RME and that whole carbon thing can be relegated to the sideline. If/when it comes that far it'll probably be more expensive to run these cars but given that the clientele is not that price-conscious that should not be a problem. While it is not really feasible to produce enough ethanol to run the entire ICE fleet it should not be any problem to produce enough for a limited number of "exemption" vehicles. Included in that list can be classic cars, many of which were built to be able to use multiple fuels anyway - e.g. a Model T or Model A Ford can run on ethanol straight from the factory by adjusting the mixture (which is a standard part of operating such a vehicle anyway).
Ethanol has a high octane number and as such is useable for high-compression engines like those in "supercars". Fuel consumption will go up but the clientele does not care about such trivialities. Converting petrol engines to ethanol is a simple task so Ferrari (et al) should not have any problems doing such.